Alfred Edwards | |
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Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough East | |
In office 14 November 1935 – 3 February 1950 | |
Preceded by | Ernest Young |
Succeeded by | Hilary Marquand |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 March 1888 |
Died | 17 June 1958 | (aged 70)
Political party | Conservative (since 1949) |
Other political affiliations | Labour (until 1948) |
Alfred Edwards (23 March 1888 – 17 June 1958) was a British politician who served for fifteen years as a Member of Parliament (MP). His origins were as a company director in the foundry industry in Middlesbrough, which led him into conflict with the Labour Party when it proposed to nationalise the iron and steel industries; profoundly unable to support the party, he crossed the floor and became an active Conservative Party supporter.